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Table 2 Differential cell count of sputum samples

From: Exploration of the sputum methylome and omics deconvolution by quadratic programming in molecular profiling of asthma and COPD: the road to sputum omics 2.0

 

AM

NG

EO

LY

MO

CC

SC

Asthma

n = 9

27.9 ± 21.9 (6.3/60.4)

54.7 ± 24.4 (14.1/84.8)

12.9 ± 24.5 (1.5/77.0)

0.7 ± 0.5 (0.1/1.6)

0.1 ± 0.1

(0.0/0.3)

1.6 ± 1.0 (0.5/3.3)

2.1 ± 3.4 (0.3/10.8)

COPD

n = 10

9.0 ± 5.9 (1.1/21.1)

88.9 ± 6.6 (76.6/98.1)

1.0 ± 1.2 (0.0/4.0)

0.2 ± 0.3 (0.0/0.8)

0.0

0.4 ± 0.4 (0.0/1.4)

0.6 ± 0.5 (0.0/1.8)

Controls

n = 10

52.3 ± 24.9 (16.3/81.3)

40.3 ± 25.1 (6.5/76.1)

0.2 ± 0.4 (0.0/1.1)

2.0 ± 2.1 (0.0/7.6)

0.2 ± 0.3

(0.0/0.9)

1.6 ± 0.8 (0.4/2.6)

3.4 ± 3.3 (0.4/10.4)

  1. Cell proportions are reported as mean percentage ± SD (min/max)
  2. AM alveolar macrophages, NG neutrophil granulocytes, EO eosinophils, LY lymphocytes. MO monocytes, CC ciliated cells (respiratory epithelium), SC squamous cells
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Respiratory Research

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